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UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

GEORGE LUSTY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FOLDING BOX."

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 292,833, dated February 5, 1884.

Application filed March 1, 1883.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE LUSTY, a subject of Great Britain, residing at'Brooklyn, in

the county of Kings and State of New York,

have invented a new and useful Folding Box, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in boxes in which merchandise is packed for market or shipping; and the objects of my improvement are, first, to provide a box forpacking vegetables, fruits, or other merchandise in which all the parts, except the bottom, are held together without nailing; second, to provide a packing-box that can be returned to the packer or shipper, at a nominal expense for freight, to be used again; third, to provide a packing-box that can be kept in stock at a small expense for storage, or can be shipped from a distant manufacturer at a small expense for freight.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective, showing my folding box ready for packing or shipping. Fig. 2 is a View, partly in section, showing the interior construction. Fig. 3 is a View of my box folded for return shipmentor storing.

A, Fig. 1, represents a folding box ready for packing or shipping. It is constructed of wood or other suitable material. of the box is made of one or more pieces, as required. At two sides of the bottom, and attached to it, and rising up an inch or two (more or less) above the bottom, are pieces B B.

' C O are sides. These side pieces are hinged to the pieces B B.

' D isa cover or lid. One ortwo maybe used. When two are used, oneis hinged to each side piece 0. When one is used, it extends across the top of the box and is hinged at one side, as shown at D, Fig. 2.

E E are end pieces. These end pieces are hinged to the bottom, as shown at'E, Fig. 2. The end pieces rise up a short distance above the sides and are cut out at the top to receive and support the cover, as shown at E, Fig. 2.

F is a base piece around the bottom. and is attached to the pieces B B and the bottom. This base rises up a short distance above the pieces B B and makes additional support for thebottom of theside and end pieces. The

The bottom (No model.)

base F can be dispensed with in small or light boxes. The end and side pieces are hinged so as to fold inward, as shown at E, Fig. 2. The cover is hinged to the side or side pieces in the usual manner, and may be secured by hooks or locks. On the ends of the side pieces, near the top, are stops G, to prevent the end pieces being forced out beyond the sides. The ends are secured to the sides by a bar or button turning into slotted openings in the side pieces, or by hooks and eyes, as shown at H, Fig. 2; The fastenings may be placed on the outside of the box, if required.

The advantages of my invention are as follows: It is always ready for use by simply opening it up. The parts being all connected together, they cannot be lost or mislaid. The ends, being cut out at the top to receive the cover, give additional strength. The base gives strength to the bottom, thus dispensing with bars, bolts, and straps.

The operation is as follows: The box being ready for packing, as shown in Fig. 1, the cover is raised up, the end pieces are unfastened and folded inward on the bottom, the sides are folded inward on top of the ends, and the cover is folded on top of the side pieces, thus forming a compact package for return shipment or storage, as shown in Fig. 3.

Having fully described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure by Letters Patent 1. A folding box consisting of a bottom having a narrow piece attached to it at two sides, to which are hinged side pieces, and with a cover or covers hinged to one or more of the side pieces, and with two end pieces hinged to the bottom and rising up a short distance above the side pieces, the said end pieces being cut partly through at the top to make a binding-seat for the cover and end of the box, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a folding box, the combination of the following parts: the bottom and pieces B B, base F, the side pieces, 0 G, and end pieces, E E, both arranged to fold inward, the stops G. bars or hooks and eyes H, and cover D, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

GEORGE LUSTY.

' Witnesses:

' F. W. CARRUTHERS,

S31. MGDOUGALL. 

